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Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate

Wheeler County had the highest establishment exit rate of 35 counties in 2015, at 15.686%. Malheur County had the lowest, at 5.824%. The median was 8.045% and the figure for Oregon was 8.055%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.686Wheeler County
Lowest5.824Malheur County
Median8.04535 counties
Oregon8.055History

Map of counties, 2015

Baker County: 10.738 %Benton County: 8.798 %Clackamas County: 8.22 %Clatsop County: 8.191 %Columbia County: 9.042 %Coos County: 6.978 %Crook County: 7.692 %Curry County: 7.457 %Deschutes County: 8.467 %Douglas County: 8.437 %Grant County: 12 %Harney County: 7.808 %Hood River County: 6.548 %Jackson County: 7.46 %Jefferson County: 9.172 %Josephine County: 9.242 %Klamath County: 7.959 %Lake County: 7.207 %Lane County: 7.053 %Lincoln County: 8.476 %Linn County: 6.969 %Malheur County: 5.824 %Marion County: 7.462 %Morrow County: 9.418 %Multnomah County: 8.704 %Polk County: 7.806 %Sherman County: 12.5 %Tillamook County: 6.808 %Umatilla County: 6.505 %Union County: 7.831 %Wallowa County: 12.027 %Wasco County: 9.026 %Washington County: 7.856 %Wheeler County: 15.686 %Yamhill County: 8.045 %
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%, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Wheeler County: 15.686 %Wheeler County15.686Sherman County: 12.5 %Sherman County12.5Wallowa County: 12.027 %Wallowa County12.027Grant County: 12 %Grant County12Baker County: 10.738 %Baker County10.738Morrow County: 9.418 %Morrow County9.418Josephine County: 9.242 %Josephine County9.242Jefferson County: 9.172 %Jefferson County9.172Columbia County: 9.042 %Columbia County9.042Wasco County: 9.026 %Wasco County9.026Benton County: 8.798 %Benton County8.798Multnomah County: 8.704 %Multnomah County8.704Lincoln County: 8.476 %Lincoln County8.476Deschutes County: 8.467 %Deschutes County8.467Douglas County: 8.437 %Douglas County8.437Clackamas County: 8.22 %Clackamas County8.22Clatsop County: 8.191 %Clatsop County8.191Yamhill County: 8.045 %Yamhill County8.045Klamath County: 7.959 %Klamath County7.959Washington County: 7.856 %Washington County7.856Union County: 7.831 %Union County7.831Harney County: 7.808 %Harney County7.808Polk County: 7.806 %Polk County7.806Crook County: 7.692 %Crook County7.692Marion County: 7.462 %Marion County7.462Jackson County: 7.46 %Jackson County7.46Curry County: 7.457 %Curry County7.457Lake County: 7.207 %Lake County7.207Lane County: 7.053 %Lane County7.053Coos County: 6.978 %Coos County6.978Linn County: 6.969 %Linn County6.969Tillamook County: 6.808 %Tillamook County6.808Hood River County: 6.548 %Hood River County6.548Umatilla County: 6.505 %Umatilla County6.505Malheur County: 5.824 %Malheur County5.824Wheeler County: 15.686 %Wheeler County15.686Sherman County: 12.5 %Sherman County12.5Wallowa County: 12.027 %Wallowa County12.027Grant County: 12 %Grant County12Baker County: 10.738 %Baker County10.738Morrow County: 9.418 %Morrow County9.418Josephine County: 9.242 %Josephine County9.242Jefferson County: 9.172 %Jefferson County9.172Columbia County: 9.042 %Columbia County9.042Wasco County: 9.026 %Wasco County9.026Benton County: 8.798 %Benton County8.798Multnomah County: 8.704 %Multnomah County8.704Lincoln County: 8.476 %Lincoln County8.476Deschutes County: 8.467 %Deschutes County8.467Douglas County: 8.437 %Douglas County8.437Clackamas County: 8.22 %Clackamas County8.22Clatsop County: 8.191 %Clatsop County8.191Yamhill County: 8.045 %Yamhill County8.045Klamath County: 7.959 %Klamath County7.959Washington County: 7.856 %Washington County7.856Union County: 7.831 %Union County7.831Harney County: 7.808 %Harney County7.808Polk County: 7.806 %Polk County7.806Crook County: 7.692 %Crook County7.692Marion County: 7.462 %Marion County7.462Jackson County: 7.46 %Jackson County7.46Curry County: 7.457 %Curry County7.457Lake County: 7.207 %Lake County7.207Lane County: 7.053 %Lane County7.053Coos County: 6.978 %Coos County6.978Linn County: 6.969 %Linn County6.969Tillamook County: 6.808 %Tillamook County6.808Hood River County: 6.548 %Hood River County6.548Umatilla County: 6.505 %Umatilla County6.505Malheur County: 5.824 %Malheur County5.824
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Wheeler County15.686n/a
2Sherman County12.5+6.12 pts
3Wallowa County12.027+3.87 pts
4Grant County12+2.12 pts
5Baker County10.738+0.84 pts
6Morrow County9.418+4.87 pts
7Josephine County9.242+0.29 pts
8Jefferson County9.172+1.74 pts
9Columbia County9.042-0.81 pts
10Wasco County9.026-0.15 pts
11Benton County8.798+1.43 pts
12Multnomah County8.704+0.28 pts
13Lincoln County8.476+1.67 pts
14Deschutes County8.467-0.73 pts
15Douglas County8.437+0.64 pts
16Clackamas County8.22-1.23 pts
17Clatsop County8.191-0.41 pts
18Yamhill County8.045+0.01 pts
19Klamath County7.959-2.2 pts
20Washington County7.856-0.94 pts
21Union County7.831-1.36 pts
22Harney County7.808-1.83 pts
23Polk County7.806-1.45 pts
24Crook County7.692-2.75 pts
25Marion County7.462-1.16 pts
26Jackson County7.46-0.66 pts
27Curry County7.457-2.8 pts
28Lake County7.207-3.64 pts
29Lane County7.053-1.36 pts
30Coos County6.978-1.79 pts
31Linn County6.969-0.75 pts
32Tillamook County6.808-0.4 pts
33Hood River County6.548-1.75 pts
34Umatilla County6.505-1.89 pts
35Malheur County5.824-2.01 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/oregon-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/oregon-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/oregon-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 15.686% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Malheur County, with 5.824% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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